School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary Large Ensemble 8
  • Unit Code

    MUS4418
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students will demonstrate advanced skills specific to large ensemble through public performances. Students will also demonstrate these advanced skills in sight-reading. The development of leadership skills in a large ensemble setting, along with the view to being able to contribute to the professional music industry will be focal points.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced musical skills to a range of projects.
  2. Consistently perform to an advanced level in a large ensemble.
  3. Demonstrate an ability to read and interpret complex, professional standard repertoire.
  4. Demonstrate an advanced level of progress in large ensembles skills.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced ensemble performance and interpretational skills.
  2. Advanced music reading skills.
  3. Advanced rehearsal techniques.
  4. Assigned public performances during the semester.
  5. Professional performance standards.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Rehearsals, workshops and performances.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Participation ^Ensemble or group
Performance ^Performance in a large ensemble

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Wilkins, T. (2012). Access all areas: a real world guide to gigging and touring. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
  • Lani, R. (2012). Making music money memories. Sarasota: Design, Inc.
  • Smith, G. (2000). Lost in music. USA: Picador.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary Large Ensemble 8
  • Unit Code

    MUS4418
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students will demonstrate advanced skills specific to large ensemble through public performances. Students will also demonstrate these advanced skills in sight-reading. The development of leadership skills in a large ensemble setting, along with the view to being able to contribute to the professional music industry will be focal points.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced musical skills to a range of projects.
  2. Consistently perform to an advanced level in a large ensemble.
  3. Demonstrate an ability to read and interpret complex, professional standard repertoire.
  4. Demonstrate an advanced level of progress in large ensembles skills.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced ensemble performance and interpretational skills.
  2. Advanced music reading skills.
  3. Advanced rehearsal techniques.
  4. Assigned public performances during the semester.
  5. Professional performance standards.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Rehearsals, workshops and performances.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Participation ^Ensemble or group
Performance ^Performance in a large ensemble

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Wilkins, T. (2012). Access all areas: a real world guide to gigging and touring. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis.
  • Lani, R. (2012). Making music money memories. Sarasota: Design, Inc.
  • Smith, G. (2000). Lost in music. USA: Picador.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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